org.checkerframework.checker.i18nformatter.qual

Annotation Type I18nFormat

@Documented
 @Retention(value=RUNTIME)
 @Target(value={TYPE_USE,TYPE_PARAMETER})
 @SubtypeOf(value=I18nUnknownFormat.class)
public @interface I18nFormat

This annotation, attached to a String type, indicates that the String may be passed to MessageFormat.format.

The annotation's value represents the valid arguments that may be passed to the format method. For example:

 @I18nFormat({I18nConversionCategory.GENERAL, I18nConversionCategory.NUMBER})
 String f = "{0}{1, number}"; // valid
 String f = "{0} {1} {2}"; // error, the format string is stronger (more restrictive) than the specifiers.
 String f = "{0, number} {1, number}"; // error, the format string is stronger (NUMBER is a subtype of GENERAL).
 

The annotation indicates that the format string requires any object as the first parameter (I18nConversionCategory.GENERAL) and a number as the second parameter (I18nConversionCategory.NUMBER).

See Also:

I18nConversionCategory

See the Checker Framework Manual:

Internationalization Format String Checker

Required Element Summary

Required Elements

Modifier and Type	Required Element and Description
I18nConversionCategory[]	value An array of I18nConversionCategory, indicating the types of legal remaining arguments when a value of the annotated type is used as the first argument to Message.format.

Element Detail

value

public abstract I18nConversionCategory[] value

An array of I18nConversionCategory, indicating the types of legal remaining arguments when a value of the annotated type is used as the first argument to Message.format.